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2023

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D-Index
81
Citations
21776
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927
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76

Richard W. Battarbee publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard W. Battarbee sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 362 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Richard W. Battarbee D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard W. Battarbee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Richard W. Battarbee is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their body of work spans subfields including Ecology and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research addresses specific topics such as Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Among their recent publications is the paper Environmental DNA-based methods detect the invasion front of an advancing signal crayfish population, published in 2022 in the journal Environmental DNA. This publication has received citations reflecting its engagement within the scientific community.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard W. Battarbee include:

  • Jack Greenhalgh
  • Rupert A. Collins
  • Duncan E. Edgley
  • Martin J. Genner
  • Jan Hindle

Publications are often found in the journal Environmental DNA.

Richard W. Battarbee has been recognized with several fellowships including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 2018
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2006

Best Publications

  • A review of the potential impacts of climate change on surface water quality

    Paul Whitehead;R L Wilby;R W Battarbee;M Kernan

  • Allied attack: climate change and eutrophication

    B. Moss;S. Kosten;M. Meerhoff;R.W. Battarbee

  • 210Pb dating by low background gamma counting

    P. G. Appleby;P. J. Nolan;D. W. Gifford;M. J. Godfrey

  • Palaeolimnological approaches to climate change, with special regard to the biological record

    Richard W Battarbee

  • Reconstruction of past changes in salinity and climate using a diatom-based transfer function

    S. C. Fritz;S. Juggins;R. W. Battarbee;D. R. Engstrom

  • The use of electronically counted microspheres in absolute diatom analysis

    R. W. Battarbee;M. J. Kneen

  • A new method for the estimation of absolute microfossil numbers, with reference especially to diatoms

    Richard W. Battarbee

  • Past climate variability through Europe and Africa

    Richard W. Battarbee;Françoise Gasse;Catherine E. Stickley

  • Magnetic susceptibility of lake sediments

    R. Thompson;R. W. Battarbee;P. E. O'Sullivan;F. Oldfield

  • Diatom analysis and the acidification of lakes

    Richard William Battarbee

  • Global Change in The Holocene.

    A Mackay;R Battarbee;J Birks;F Oldfield

  • Selective trapping of organochlorine compounds in mountain lakes of temperate areas.

    Joan O. Grimalt;Pilar Fernandez;Lourdes Berdie;Rosa M. Vilanova

  • The development of the aquatic ecosystem at Krakenes Lake, western Norway, during the late glacial and early Holocene - a synthesis

    Hilary H. Birks;Hilary H. Birks;R.W. Battarbee;H.J.B. Birks;H.J.B. Birks

  • Looking forward through the past: Identification of 50 priority research questions in palaeoecology

    Alistair W. R. Seddon;Alistair W. R. Seddon;Anson W. Mackay;Ambroise G. Baker;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks;H. John B. Birks

  • Climate change and water in the UK - past changes and future prospects

    Glen Watts;Richard W. Battarbee;John P. Bloomfield;Jill Crossman

  • Human–environment interactions: learning from the past

    J. A. Dearing;R. W. Battarbee;R. Dikau;I. Larocque

  • Comparing palaeolimnological and instrumental evidence of climate change for remote mountain lakes over the last 200 years

    Richard W. Battarbee;John-Arvid Grytnes;Roy Thompson;Peter G. Appleby

  • DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES AND IONIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LAKES OF THE NORTHERN GREAT-PLAINS, NORTH-AMERICA - A TOOL FOR RECONSTRUCTING PAST SALINITY AND CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS

    S. C. Fritz;S. Juggins;R. W. Battarbee

  • Holocene climate development on the central Tibetan Plateau: A sedimentary record from Cuoe Lake

    Wu Yanhong;Andreas Lücke;Jin Zhangdong;Wang Sumin

  • Defining reference conditions and restoration targets for lake ecosystems using palaeolimnology: a synthesis

    Helen Bennion;Richard W. Battarbee;Carl D. Sayer;Gavin L. Simpson

  • Diatom evidence for recent acidification of two Scottish lochs

    Roger J. Flower;Richard W. Battarbee

  • Lake acidification in Galloway: a palaeoecological test of competing hypotheses

    Richard W. Battarbee;Roger J. Flower;Anthony C. Stevenson;Brian Rippey

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger J. Flower
Roger J. Flower University College London
Neil L. Rose
Neil L. Rose University College London
Peter G. Appleby
Peter G. Appleby University of Liverpool
Anson W. Mackay
Anson W. Mackay University College London
Frank Oldfield
Frank Oldfield University of Liverpool
Vivienne J. Jones
Vivienne J. Jones University College London
Helen Bennion
Helen Bennion University College London
Don Monteith
Don Monteith Lancaster University
Gavin Simpson
Gavin Simpson University of Regina
David B. Ryves
David B. Ryves Loughborough University

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